Silver Marches (& Silver Marches Web Enhancement)

Published by Wizards of the Coast

Written by Ed Greenwood and Jason Carl

160 color page softback; $27.95

Silver Marches is the first Forgotten Realms
Campaign Setting book to transport a highly detailed
chunk of the Realms into 3rd Edition. In the frigid north of Faerūn,
heroes face challenges from ravaging orcs to the deathly chill of long
winters. This weighty volume, co-authored by the master of the Realms
himself, will bring the North alive in any Forgotten
Realms (FR) campaign. It's a worthy read for all DMs.

The layout and art team really did a great job. The cover, with art by
Vance Kovacs, is fine in both design and imagery; the wrap-around
painting of an invading orc horde says a lot about the forging of the
Silver Marches. Design and typography are top-notch, with few instances
of text crowding and typographic errors. Prose is written with
storytelling flair, rarely falling into repetitive style. The interior
artwork lives up to WotC's fine reputation, and, though a few images are
lacking, the varying styles give the book a dynamic feel. Of particular
note are Christopher Moeller's portraiture and Adam Rex's dynamic
compositions. Of course, one must always note Todd Lockwood's dragons.

Each region of the Marches is described in sufficient detail to give DMs
a feel for the environs their players' characters will traverse. Some
sections of geographic description require a map in hand to visualize, . . .

This article originally appeared in the second volume of Pyramid. See the current Pyramid website for more information.